When Liu Xin looked back, it was Frustrated and Tian Feng, as soon as Liu Xin's team entered the city gate, it caused bursts of cheers, and the news of his return naturally spread far and wide, how could Frustrated and Tian Feng not know about it, for them, although they were not able to wait at the city gate, but they should rush to the State Governor's Mansion to visit,

Everyone came to the study to sit down, Liu Xin pointed to Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, and said: "The two gentlemen came just in time, these two will be members of our Jingzhou army in the future, you will help them arrange a place to live." ”

As the saying goes, planting a plane tree, attracting a golden phoenix, and having a place to live can better attract talents, so the construction of the officials' mansions in the east of Xiangyang City has not stopped, where there are many ready-made mansions, in addition to the different sizes, all the facilities are complete, and the arrangement of the residence of general officials does not need Liu Xin to personally ask, and now, Liu Xin personally entrusted Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to the placement of the problem, Obviously, these two people have been trusted and valued by Liu Xin,

Frustrated and said: "Please rest assured, the subordinates will immediately arrange the residence of the two generals when they go back, and transfer a group of officials and slaves over." ”

Now, the families of those criminals who were used as official slaves are no longer locked in prisons, but have built a special camp on the outskirts of the city, and gathered them together for intensive education and training, because a considerable number of these people used to be the masters of the family, and they were used to living a parasitic life with clothes to stretch their hands and food to eat.

Liu Xin turned to Tian Feng again and said: "Han Opera has a friend named Cheng Yu, this person is very talented, but he is up to the task, he is now temporarily living in an inn in Xiangyang, you immediately send someone to find out, and also arrange a place for him to live, and bring him to see me tomorrow." ”

After Fu Zhu and Tian Feng left with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, Liu Xin was not in a hurry to return to the backyard, he hurriedly ate something in the study, and then picked up the report from this time and looked through it.

After these Northern Expeditions, he realized that he thought that there was enough money and food, if it was used on the battlefield of the whole country, it would seem a little insignificant, this time, just to relieve the 300,000 people in Luoyang, he carried the grain to the north almost exhausted, and in the future wars are frequent, I don't know how many people need to rely on the government's help to survive, their own competition for the world, it is inevitable to attack the city, after these territories are defeated, the first thing to do is to appease the local people, which is related to the people's back, to do all this, you can't do without money and food,

Now Jingzhou, commercial taxes have accounted for a considerable part, war together, business will be affected, even if the time when agriculture can still continue to harvest, it is also foreseeable that there will be a large decline in taxes, and Jingzhou is Liu Xin's foundation, if in order to fight and help the people in other places, resulting in a decline in the quality of life of the people in Jingzhou, it will lose the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, which is the most terrible, so, in any case, Jingzhou's taxes should still be mainly used for the development of Jingzhou,

When he sent troops to Luoyang, Liu Xin never imagined that he would have a day when he would worry about money, he couldn't help but envy Dong Zhuolai, this guy can ignore morality, not only robbed the property of the rich in Luoyang, but even dared to dig the emperor's mausoleum, now he must be so rich that he can use oil, and Cao Ying, it seems that he also dug up people's graves and dug up many treasures to supplement his military expenses.

At this time, Ma Yun walked in and said, "Husband, you have been back for so long, and you don't go to see your sisters and children, what are you still thinking here." ”

Liu Xin's mind was still immersed in the question of money and food, and he didn't notice Ma Yun coming in, and when he heard someone talking, he replied casually: "I'm thinking about robbing the tomb." ”

Ma Yun was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Tomb robbery, why are you going back more and more." ”

Liu Xin was awakened by the scream, only to find Ma Yun standing next to him with a shocked face, remembering what he had just said almost unconsciously, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "It's not that I'm going to rob the tomb, I'm thinking that Dong Zhuo and Cao Ying both made a fortune by robbing the tomb, so what method should I use to raise military expenses." ”

Ma Yun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You, you don't have a head and no brains to speak, it startles me, why do you think of the military expenses as soon as you come back, is it that the treasury is tight, I only checked a few days ago, and the money and food should be very sufficient." ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said: "That's not it, it's just that I went to Luoyang this time, and I found that fighting a war is really a very expensive thing, giving relief to the people, caring for the soldiers, and the consumption of military grain, grass and equipment, all of which cost a lot of money." ”

Ma Yun thought for a while and said: "Money is indeed very important, and we can find ways to open sources and reduce expenditure, but we must not increase the burden on the people." ”

Liu Xin said: "I think so too, the grain is easy to do, the land in Jingzhou is fertile, coupled with the water conservancy facilities and the cultivation of good seeds, the harvest will definitely increase year by year, but the money is not easy to do, the world is about to be in chaos, and business is the first to bear the brunt, I have thought for a long time, and there is still no good way to make up for the loss of commercial taxes." ”

Ma Yun was full of confidence and said: "Actually, there is no need to be so pessimistic, businessmen pursue profits, no matter how dangerous it is, there will always be someone to do business, besides, anyway, you don't recognize Liu Xie as the emperor now, why don't you issue your own currency." ”

"Issue currency and mint copper coins privately." Liu Xin was taken aback, Ma Yun's idea was so bold,

Ma Yun said nonchalantly: "Of course it's not minting copper coins, what I want is to issue paper money, I've been thinking about this issue for a long time, and now that paper is available, printing is not a problem, and I don't have to worry about people making fake money, as long as I try to change people's concepts, it's completely feasible." ”

Liu Xin was even more surprised, the idea of issuing banknotes was too advanced, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "Wait, let me think about it." ”

Ma Yun said angrily: "Okay, there will be time to think about it in the future, from today onwards, there are no special circumstances, you are not allowed to deal with business at home, and you have to spend more time with your family and children." ”

"Yes, I'm in a hurry to come back, I just miss you, why did I forget it all as soon as I entered this study." Liu Xin patted his head, woke up like a dream, looked up at the starry sky outside, and said, "It's late now, are the children all asleep?" ”

Ma Yun said angrily: "Of course the children are asleep, but the sisters are still waiting." ”

When they came to the backyard, Bian Yu, Cai Yan, and Zhu Qian really didn't go to rest, even Cai Jue and Mink Chan sat there and pulled them homely, Liu Xin unceremoniously gave them a bear hug in turn, of course, Cai Jue and Mink Chan He wouldn't hug them.

Cai Jue has lived in the state pastoral mansion for more than three years, and has grown from an ignorant little girl to a slim girl, and there are not so many feudal etiquette in the state pastoral mansion, and the relaxed environment makes her full of youthful atmosphere, for how to arrange Cai Jue, Liu Xin has the most headache, he once thought about recognizing her as a godsister, and then find a good family to marry her, but Cai Yan mentioned it to her twice, her head shook like a rattle, just didn't agree, now she has reached the rebellious period, Liu Xin dare not mention this stubble casually, However, it is not a matter for her to stay in the state pastoral mansion all the time, if she was outside, the seventeen-year-old girl would have had children a long time ago.

As for Mink Chan, not only is she thrillingly beautiful, but as long as Liu Xin nods, she will take the initiative to give her a hug, although she is not as old as Cai Jue, but probably due to the different environment and education since she was a child, she looks much more mature than Cai Jue, Liu Xin did not treat her as a child, Liu Xin, as a physiologically normal man, in the face of a stunner like Mink Chan, to say that she is not moved, it is fake, but since knowing that Wang Yun recognized her as a righteous daughter, Liu Xin has always maintained twelve points of vigilance, He didn't dare to joke with his family's surname,

Compared with Cai Jue, who is still a little reserved, Diao Chan is much more generous, she has received training in this area since she was a child, and when she saw Liu Xin and Bian Yu making love, she didn't feel blushing at all, and when they finished hugging, Diao Chan walked straight to Liu Xin, Ying Ying bowed, and said crisply: "Master Wanfu, I don't know if my lord has heard the news of my father-in-law in Luoyang." ”

Minchan is very smart, she knows that the ladies are all in front of her, not when she is flirtatious, but she is naturally enchanting, although she walks, salutes, and speaks without the slightest pretentiousness, it also makes Liu Xin's heart flutter.

Liu Xin hurriedly coughed dryly, concealed his expression, and said, "Lord Wang moved to Chang'an with Dong Zhuo, and I also heard that he has been promoted to Situ and ranked as the third duke. ”

Diao Chan's eyes suddenly turned red, she burst into tears, and said sadly: "I heard that Dong Zhuo is brutal and easy to kill, my father-in-law is upright, and I am afraid that there will be more than one bad luck around him." ”

Although Ma Yun was also wary of Minchan, but now that she was crying, naturally, she didn't look like a fake, and she felt a little unbearable in her heart, and stepped forward to comfort: "Sister Diao Chan, don't cry, Lord Wang and his Ji people have their own natural appearance, and they will be able to turn evil into good fortune, don't worry, the master will often send people to investigate, and he will tell you as soon as there is news of your father-in-law." ”

Minchan sobbed and nodded, but there was a burst of joy in her heart, all the time, Ma Yun has called her Diao Chan girl, and she has never called her Diao Chan sister, obviously a few tears of her own touched Ma Yun,

Compared with Liu Xin's coldness, Ma Yun's comfort allowed Mink Chan to find the direction of attack, because she had found Ma Yun's weakness, that is, her heart was too soft, although Mink Chan was still a virgin, she often hid behind the screen to listen to Wang Yun's guests talk, knowing that it was common for wives and concubines of large families to fight for wind and jealousy, and even between the kaki and dancers in Wang Yun's house who had slept with him, they often fought openly and secretly for favor, originally, Mink Chan also knew that one day she would not be able to escape such a fate, But was unexpectedly sent to Xiangyang, Bian Yu and they were busy with their own things, but they refused to guide Minchan, in Minchan's view, that is to prevent her from competing for favor, those are still so, as the eldest woman Ma Yun should be more strict with her, who knew that she would take the initiative to comfort herself, Mink Chan felt that she had seized the breakthrough point, she wanted to use Ma Yun's soft-heartedness to win her favor, so as to find more opportunities to get close to Liu Xin,

Of course, Liu Xin and Ma Yun couldn't see through what Diao Chan was thinking, Bian Yu and the others got up and said goodbye very interestingly, today is a two-person world that belongs to the two of them, Xiao Biesheng is newly married, and the two of them will inevitably want that.

After a while, Liu Xin gently stroked Ma Yun who was curled up in his arms and asked, "Has Minchan made any moves recently?" ”